"làm thinh" meaning in Vietnamese

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Verb

IPA: [laːm˨˩ tʰïŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [laːm˦˩ tʰɨn˧˧] [Huế], [laːm˨˩ tʰɨn˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: A contamination of hàm thinh (“to remain silent”) (Lê Văn Đức, Việt Nam tự điển) by the common verb làm (“to do”). The former literally means “to keep sound in the mouth” and is a compound of hàm (含, “to keep in the mouth”) + thinh (variant of thanh (聲, “sound”), a meaning that is still preserved in lặng thinh, nín thinh). Etymology templates: {{vi-link|hàm|to keep in the mouth|含}} hàm (含, “to keep in the mouth”), {{vi-link|thanh|sound|聲}} thanh (聲, “sound”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} làm thinh, {{vi-verb}} làm thinh
  1. to keep silent; to remain silent Synonyms: mần thinh
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